From Totoro to Bambi, Chris Sanders reveals the inspirations of the Wild Robot
Roz should not have been as expressive a robot as The Iron Giant, explains the filmmaker, who saw C-3PO more as a model.
In The Wild Robotof Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, Dragons, The Croods), we follow the story of Roz, a robot stranded on a desert island where he learns to live with animals. Met to find out more about this lovely animated film, its creator delivered First some works and artists who nourished this project, released in cinemas this week.
He immediately cites Tyrus Wong, a famous illustrator who worked on Bambifrom Disney studios (1942), as well as Hayao Miyazaki, Sanders not hiding his passion for My Neighbor Totoroan animation classic to which The Wild Robot often echoes. He also explains to us why Roz does not have a mouth, and should not be as expressive as the iron giant, in order to respect the tradition of significant robots in cinema. Brad Bird’s is an exception, most of these metal characters can’t operate their mouths… if they have one!
Interview and editing: Lucille Bion
In addition to his inspirations, the filmmaker also spoke about his other work: lend his voice to Stitch. What he is currently doing for the live action adaptation of the cult cartoon from Disney studios.
Here is the trailer for Wild Robotcurrently watching at the cinema. First I highly recommend it:
The Wild Robot: a poetic and captivating animated tale (review)